Tesla wall charger generations. Ask for an Estimate

Steps to Install Tesla Home Charger Outside Easily

What are the pros and cons of having your tesla home charger outside? And how to install it. We’ll see a step-by-step guide through this post.

First, You should hire a certified engineer to attach your Electric car Adapter, just like any other electric home outlet. You must carefully consider the ideal position for the charger because every installation is different.

For example, customers without a carport may place the weatherproof Tesla Wall Connector outside. The wall charging station is often fixed to the building wall when parking is next to it.

The Wall Adapter is one of the options available for you if you own a Tesla for charging. The third-generation Tesla Charging Connector, released in 2020, significantly improved the vehicle’s earlier generations.

The new adapter appears different (and stunning), but there have been considerable modifications to the inside workings.

How To Install Tesla Home Charger Outside

Elon’s company advises setting up your home charging infrastructure before receiving your vehicle. Most setups only require a few hours, but it might take up to two weeks to locate and schedule an electrician.

To effectively set up Rapid charging technology in your house, adhere to the following steps:

Tesla Home Charger Outside Installation

Operating a Tesla and recharging it at home will often be financially advantageous, even if these costs might increase. They will typically cover safety concerns and provide lengthy benefits (compared to refilling a petrol tank).

The first step after taking the charger from the package is to detach its front cover.

Upon that wall adapter, there seem to be two covers. An internal, weatherproof cover is located within the exterior surface. Six T20 security pin Torx screws hold this lid in place. The inner covering lifts off when these screws are removed.

Step 4: Sub Panel Connections

Before performing any electrical work on a sub-panel, turn the breakers on the main panel that supplies electricity to the sub-panel. Whether operating on a significant panel, you might not be capable of turning it off.

However, a licensed electrician will understand how to operate safely on a live panel.

The white wire is connected to the neutral crossbar, which must be grounded. The black cable represents Phase 1, while the red wire represents Phase 2. These phases connect to the two junctions of a 240V circuit breaker.

In any event, you may add a separate 50-ampere circuit for the adopter.

Charging Electric Vehicles with a J1772 Adapter

Tesla is the only electric vehicle company on the US market at this time that does not use a J1772 charging connection. This is not Tesla’s way of being frustratingly unique. It is a side effect of the pushback against electric vehicles Tesla saw when the company first started rolling them out. Luckily, 3rd party J1772 adapters are available to bridge this gap.

The following J1772 adapters are available for purchase on Amazon. Lectron and TeslaTap are the two most popular and reputable brands that manufacture Tesla to J1772 adapters. The Lectron adapter is probably the most popular 40-amp adapter on the market, while the TeslaTap adapters come in multiple amperages.

Which Car Needs Which Adapter?

Most electric vehicles on the road now use Level 2 chargers, which put out 32 amps and 240 volts of charging power. Older models that still use Level 1 chargers can accept only 16 amps and 140 volts. A 40-amp, 240-volt charger would offer your car 9.6 kilowatts. Most electric cars on the market cannot even accept more than 7.2 kilowatts.

While the 40-amp, 250-volt J1772 adapters are typically more than sufficient for most consumers, there are some non-Tesla electric cars that would benefit from the adapters with higher amperage. If a vehicle can accept a higher charging power, it will charge faster with the more powerful adapters. A few of these vehicles are below.

Audi E-Tron
Mercedes B Class B250e

These three vehicles can all accept kilowattage greater than 7.2. They will charge faster when plugged into a more powerful adapter. Check your vehicle’s manual to determine what kilowattage your car can accept so you can avoid buying the wrong adapter. While some extra power will not hurt, too much can cause the adapter to overheat.

An argument for the powerful adapters, though, is that they will work for future generations of electric vehicles. It’s often referred to as future proofing preparing for what might be available (or needed) in the next several years. As electric vehicles get more powerful, their maximum accepted kilowattage will increase. If you have a 40-amp (or greater) charging adapter, any vehicle that comes out with 7.2 to 9.6 kilowatts will charge more quickly.

Tesla Wall Charger’s Default DIP Switch Position

One challenge you might encounter when attempting to charge other cars with a Tesla wall charger is the DIP (dual in-line package) switch. Tesla wall chargers include internal DIP switches that are usually set, by default, to the “legacy” setting. This communicates to the charger that it should only operate on Teslas and not other electric vehicles.

Tesla wall chargers are for personal home use, but they are the same design as the Tesla destination chargers that you would see at a hotel or place of business. The legacy setting prevents other electric cars from charging on Tesla chargers that the company provided for free. However, it is an easy enough challenge to overcome.

Turn off power to the charging station.

This should prevent the wall charger from attempting to force a Tesla connection. In the third generation Tesla wall chargers, this might not be an issue. It is best to be prepared just in case, though.

Who Needs to Charge Other Cars with a Tesla Wall Charger?

If you have a Tesla wall charger in your garage, you probably have a Tesla. So, why would you need to charge other electric cars with your Tesla wall charger? There are actually several good reasons.

There are several electric cars in your household.

Someone else in the household could have a different electric car. Being able to use the same wall charged for multiple cars would be very convenient, and wall chargers are not cheap. Typically starting at 500 (if not more). You also need the electrical capacity in your breaker to add multiple chargers. Also, if you have visitors coming to stay who drive electric cars, they can feel confident knowing that they will have a way to safely charge their cars overnight.

Avoid the Need for Two Garage Outlets

When you buy an electric car, you will likely need to call an electrician to come to install the proper outlet in your garage. Modern Tesla wall chargers need a 240-volt outlet. A second electric car would need at least a 120-volt, but probably a 240-volt outlet of its own. Having two outlets installed can be pricey. That is if your home can handle two.

Older homes may not have the electrical circuitry required to run two separate 240-volt outlets charging two electric cars simultaneously. Using one Tesla wall charger to charge two electric vehicles may mean taking turns, but it could save a lot of money in electric work.

Only AC Charging Can Be Adapted to Other Cars

Tesla wall chargers charge your vehicle using standard AC power. They are designed to charge your car in your garage over a matter of hours. They do not charge rapidly in the same way that Tesla Superchargers do. These supercharging stations use DC power and are meant to be quick stops, charging your car for long distances in under one hour.

Currently, only the AC wall chargers can be adapted to charge other electric cars. This is because not all electric cars are compatible with fast charging. Tesla’s fast-charging technology uses DC power that charges at high kilowatt speeds per hour. From the above section, it is clear that other electric cars on the market are not compatible.

V1 Supercharger output up to 150 kW
V2 Supercharger output up to 150 kW with improved speed from V1

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has offered to allow other electric car manufacturers to join the Tesla Supercharger network. To make this happen, the other companies would need to begin manufacturing cars with the same fast-charging capabilities. They would also have to agree to pitch in financially to join the Supercharger network.

Wrap Up

While Tesla ruled the market in the early days of electric vehicles, there are several other brands of electric vehicles on the roads today. Electric vehicle ownership has skyrocketed in the past decade and will likely continue to do so. From diminishing carbon emissions to cost efficiency, the benefits of using electric cars cannot be overstated.

If you have a Tesla wall charger, it is possible to charge other electric vehicles. Consider investing in a J1772 adapter. It will come in handy for a second electric vehicle, and any guests you have that need a charge will surely appreciate it.

Gen 1 and Gen 2 Tesla Mobile Connector Compatibility

Since 2018, all Tesla model vehicles come with the Gen 2 Mobile Connector, starting with the Model 3. If you purchased a pre-2018 Tesla Model S or Model X, you received a Gen 1 Mobile Connector. The Gen 2 is rated for 32 Amps when the Gen 1 was rated for 40 Amps but will lower the charge current if the plug is overheating, for example, if a person does not follow the 80% rule and set proper charging limits.

Gen 1 Tesla adapters no longer fit the Gen 2 Mobile Connector and Tesla was only supplying the adapter for NEMA 5-15R 120V 15A and NEMA 14-50R 240V 50A outlets with the early Gen 2 Mobile Connectors. It has recently been said the NEMA 14-50 adapter is no longer included with your Gen 2 Mobile Connector and new vehicle purchase.

The list of adapters available from the online Tesla store includes NEMA 5-15, NEMA 6-15, NEMA 6-20, NEMA 5-20, NEMA 10-30, NEMA 6-50, NEMA 14-30, and NEMA 14-50. If you purchase each one of these adapters your cost will be over 250 and you still don’t have the ability to charge from anywhere.

We have an adapter with a built-in chip that will automatically set your Tesla’s charging limits to 32 Amps or 24 Amps (pictured below) depending on the adapter you purchase. You can purchase this adapter individually or in one of our electric vehicle charging kits.

You need to be careful when choosing adapters because some adapters that plug into the Tesla supplied adapters, and not directly into the Mobile Connector, will NOT limit the charging capabilities and can cause overheating.

With AC WORKS® brand adapters we included a label on your product telling you to follow the charging limits required for that adapter. When using these adapters, it is important to check the charging limits every time you charge. You want to be sure the charging limits on your vehicle have not been overwritten due to a software update, use of an adapter that auto-sets your limits, or any other reason.

tesla, wall, charger, generations, estimate

The Gen 1 Mobile Connector allowed you to plug into any standard 110v household outlet to begin charging. It came standard with the purchase of a new Tesla vehicle and included a Mobile Connector main unit with a 20-foot cable, a NEMA 5-15 adapter, NEMA 14-50 adapter, an SAE J1772 adapter for use at public charging stations, and a storage bag.

The Gen 2 Mobile Connector (pictured below) allows you to plug into any standard 110v household outlet to begin charging. This product comes standard with the purchase of any Tesla vehicle and includes the Mobile Connector main unit with a 20-foot cable, a NEMA 5-15 Tesla adapter and a storage bag.

AC WORKS® brand offers two electric vehicle kits to work with your Tesla Mobile Connector. We have replaced the previous Tesla Charging Packages mentioned in the “Why We Love Tesla Model S” with the EVKIT01 and the EVKIT02.

We are offering more solutions than Tesla can offer and the best part is, our kits are compatible with both Gen 1 and Gen 2 Mobile Connectors. There will be no need to purchase two sets of adapters if you and/or your spouse have different year Tesla vehicles. That is a huge saving.

A common question we receive is how to remove the Tesla adapters from the Mobile Connector main unit. You can watch an episode of AC WORKS® Wisdom to help you understand how to remove the adapters.

As Tesla technology and charging capabilities are changing, so are we. We want to provide you the safest and most high-quality options to charge your Tesla vehicle anywhere you travel. As they make updates to their product availability we will too.

If you have any questions regarding electric vehicle charging or your Tesla Mobile Connector adapters, please reach out to our trusted and knowledgeable customer service staff 24/7.

Share this post

You can use Gen 1 Charger on Model 3 and it will charge @ 40A, I have a 2015 Model S and a 2018 Model 3 and both GEN 1 and GEN 2 chargers are interchangeable. The GEN 1 GETS 40A on both cars with the 14-50 and the GEN 2 gets 32A on both cars with the 14-50. I also have a GEN2 WALL charger and I get 40A on the model 3 and 80A charge on the Model S that is equipped with the onboard 80A fast charger.

Hello Phil. I believe the 32A maximum is correct. I don’t think the Tesla charger can go up to 40A anymore.

I thought the max input current is limited by the Gen 2 control unit to 32 Amps? So if I use a 3rd party 14-50 adapter and plug the charger into a Tesla, the UME will pull 40A current into the car?

Tesla sells a new wall charger, Maryland backs away from big EV charging program

Megan Geuss
01/16/2019 11:08 pm
Categories: Cars

reader Комментарии и мнения владельцев

This week, Tesla introduced a new wall charger that can plug directly into a NEMA 14-50 standard American wall outlet. The new wall charger is similar to the company’s second-generation mobile wall connector but with the ability to provide 40 amps (9.6kW) to long-range Model S, X, and 3 vehicles. Mid- and standard-range vehicles still charge at 32 amps, much like the mobile wall connector.

The new wall charger can be used wherever an applicable wall charger exists, without the need for an electrician to come out to install the charger. Both the new wall charger and the electrician-installed wall connector cost 500, but the new charger that is NEMA 14-50-compatible obviously won’t require electrician’s fees if you have an accessible outlet. Still, Tesla recommends its electrician-installed wall connector for new installations.

The Tesla Wall Connector offers the fastest charging speeds, but according to Tesla, this new wall charger is 25 percent faster at charging than the Gen 2 mobile wall connector. As far as charging speed, it seems to sit somewhere between the high-end hardwired charger and the mobile charging kit.

,000 chargers in Maryland

The Baltimore Sun reported on Wednesday that the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) authorized four of the state’s biggest utilities to install 5,000 residential, workplace, and public chargers.

Ratepayers would be charged for the project, which is probably why the PSC denied the utilities’ original plan for a network of 24,000 charging stations. The Sun said such a plan would have made Maryland second only to California in terms of network size.

The Old Line State has pledged to have 300,000 electric vehicles on its roads by 2025, but the 24,000-station plan would have added 25 to 45 cents to each customer’s bill per month, the Sun wrote. At the end of 2017, there were 10,000 electric vehicles on Maryland’s roads, and 1,200 public charging stations.

One interesting component of the PSC’s decision is that it required the utilities to incorporate time-of-use rates into any residential chargers that they install. This would encourage customers to charge their vehicles at low-demand times by offering them cheaper rates for charging during those times.

Building the bus routes of the future

Utility Dive reports that bus maker New Flyer has created a new division to help public and private transit agencies plan routing and infrastructure for electric buses.

The new arm, called New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions, will provide design and engineering services, hire contractors to execute the plans, certify infrastructure, and test and commission buses and their charging networks. New Flyer claims that it’s the first bus maker in North America to offer all these services in one.

The infrastructure question is an important one when it comes to managing fleets of buses. Electric buses have some unique benefits (notably, replacing a diesel bus with an electric bus reduces carbon dioxide emissions significantly), but they also have limitations that diesel buses don’t have due to the extended period they often spend charging. This means transit agencies can’t just go out and buy a new fleet of electric buses; a logistical overhaul is needed to really make the system work well. New Flyer evidently sees a market in getting these agencies. up to speed.

Correction: This post originally said that mid- and standard-range vehicles charge at 36 amps. In reality that number is 32 amps. Additionally, Maryland has a goal to get 300,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2025, not 30,000.

What’s the Problem with Tesla Wall Connector Billing?

Recently, the Wi-Fi connectivity of the wall charger enabled Tesla to add the ability for commercial establishments to begin billing car owners for Wall Connector usage.

The problem is, there is no way to know upfront whether you are going to be billed for using a wall connector, or even at what rate you will be charged.

As an example, a few months ago I used a wall connector at a parking space that was labelled “clean air vehicle guest”.

I plugged in and after 90 minutes, had a few percent of charge added. That was a nice perk and it was free. It’s wonderful when businesses offer free charging to EV owners while you shop.

Fast forward to today, everything looks the same, only this time I return to the car and get a notification on my app that I am getting billed 450.50. I was confused, but after going though my billing history, there it was, an invoice / receipt for charging.

I’m not sure, but I think it billed me quantity 6 of 25 cents per kWh?

While this isn’t an astronomical amount, it was not authorized by me, and I’m a little angry.

It’s shady. There was no physical signage notifying about billing. Nor was there any indication on the wall connector, or the touchscreen that I was hooked up to a billing enabled charger. There was no notification of billing rates, or that billing would automatically take place. There was only the pop-up after the deed was done.

In fact, it looked just like a regular home charger (the Tesla shop’s wall connector) up until the billing receipt was presented.

Can you spot any difference?

This is unlike other charging stations that tell you up front the billing rate, and whether you are being charged by the kWh or by the hour. They also ask you to login or swipe your credit card.

Even Tesla Superchargers tell you the billing rate on the touchscreen before you hook up.

There was also no cumulative billing total while charging – like a regular gas pump, which lets you know in real time what your bill is going to be.

The real problem is that the wall connector is the exact one in the shop for residential usage, so there is a natural expectation that it is free. Also, the prior generations of wall connectors could not bill, so those were free too.

While there are some destination chargers on the Tesla map, not all of these billing wall connectors are shown there.

Turns out, the property owner must apply to appear on the Tesla map, and they must meet some requirements: have regular business hours, offer goods and services, have full-time employees on site. Thus, some of these businesses operate in stealth mode. only to be found by accident or word-of-mouth.

And one more gem you’ll love, which I’ll cover later on at the end.

What’s the solution to Tesla Wall Connector Billing?

If you plug in a wall connector that is configured for automatic billing, then as soon as you plug it in, and before charging starts, a notification should pop up on the touch screen.

“You will be billed

What Can You Do About Telsa Billable Wall Connectors?

Let Tesla know that you don’t want to put up with automatic billing from generic-looking wall connectors.

And Let me know in the Комментарии и мнения владельцев what you think of this auto-bill feature.Did you know about this? Do you like it?

And check out this gem: “Property managers will soon be able to set the price of charging sessions.”

I think I’m going to buy that Wall Connecter pedestal and put one of these stealth billing wall connectors at the end of my driveway. Then, I’m going to set the price to 100 per kWh. What about you?

If you liked this whine about 450.50, check out my list of 10 Model 3 Design Defects.

.25 per kWh for using this wall connector, Continue [YES] [NO]”

This lets you explicitly consent to billing.

Next, there should be and easy way to differentiate wall connectors that have billing enabled or not.

For example a white connector could be the normal non-billing connector, and one with a red face plate could be a billing connector. Maybe put on a label like “Destination Charger” to reduce confusion.

Further and optionally, you could equip the red face plate with some sort of tab or switch that activates the billing module. This purpose would be to prevent billing unless the red face place is in place.

The business could put up helpful signs, but that wouldn’t be required since that ultimately does not control billing.

Sources:

https://evtale.com/tesla-home-charger-outside/
https://fabville.com/can-i-use-a-tesla-wall-charger-for-other-cars
https://acworks.com/blogs/ac-works-connector/gen2-tesla-mobile-connector-compatibility
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/01/tesla-sells-a-new-wall-charger-maryland-backs-away-from-big-ev-charging-program/amp/
https://techzelle.com/tesla-wall-connector-billing/